HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-02-08 CAC Regular Meeting MinutesCULTURAL ARTS COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
Wednesday
February 8, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting was conducted by teleconference, and there
was in -person public access to the meeting location.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Cultural Arts Committee was called to order by Vice -Chair Hauer on
Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the Administrative Conference Room, City
Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Lori Flint, Tom Mitze, Ann Simley, Carol Adney, and Vice
Chair Liz Hauer
Absent: Chair Maureen Boren.
Liaison(s)
Present: Mayor Pro Tem Karina Quintanilla, City Council Liaison; Lindsay Holt, Planning
Commission Liaison; Wallace Colvard, Architectural Review Commission Liaison
City Staff
Present: Amy Lawrence, Deputy Director of Economic Development; Erica Powell,
Management Analyst; Debbie Thompson, Administrative Assistant, and
Monique Lomeli, Recording Secretary were present at Roll Call. Other staff
members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
3. NON -AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
City Clerk Anthony Mejia provided information regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 2449, detailing new
conditions for remote participation in public meetings.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MITZE, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER FLINT,
CARRIED 5-0, to approve the consent calendar.
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A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MITZE, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER
FLINT, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Cultural Arts Committee Regular Meeting minutes of
January11, 2023.
CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER:
None.
5. PRESENTATIONS
Project Manager, Lucero Leyva introduced Principal Architect John Vuksic and team
members from Prest, Vuksic, Greenwood (PVG) Architects who provided an audio-visual
presentation of the proposed DiscoverPD project.
The Committee provided feedback on the conceptual plan and requested staff schedule
a study session to further discuss this item prior to the next regular meeting.
6. ACTION CALENDAR
A. REQUEST FOR DIRECTION ON ARTIST REGISTRY REGISTRATION GUIDELINES
Management Analyst Powell presented the staff report and responded to Committee
Member inquiries.
By consensus, the Committee provided direction and accepted staff's proposed artist
registry registration guidelines.
B. REQUEST FOR DIRECTION ON 2023/2024 PUBLIC ART COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROJECT(S)
Management Analyst Powell presented the staff report and responded to Committee
Member inquiries.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ADNEY, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER MITZE, CARRIED 5-0, to recommend staff include $15,000 in
the FY 2023/2024 Public Art budget for three public art community engagement projects.
C. REQUEST FOR DIRECTION ON 2023/2024 STUDENT ART WRAP COMPETITION
Management Analyst Powell presented the staff report and responded to Committee
Member inquiries.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER SIMLEY, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER MITZE, CARRIED 5-0, to recommend staff include $6,000 in the
2023/2024 Public Art budget for a student art wrap competition.
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7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. PLANNING COMMISSION:
Planning Commission Liaison Lindsay Holt provided an update on the recent activities of
the Planning Commission.
B. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION:
Architectural Review Commission Liaison Wallace Colvard provided an update on the
recent activities of the Architectural Review Commission.
C. CULTURAL ARTS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee Member Flint provided an update regarding an open space near Palma Village
that could accommodate the placement of an art sculpture.
Vice -Chair Hauer provided an update regarding the recent art sculpture exhibition.
D. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
Councilmember Quintanilla provided an update on the recent activities of the City Council.
E. CITY STAFF
Management Analyst Powell provided an oral report on the items listed on the Project
Status Report that was included in the agenda packet.
F. ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Committee took no
action on this matter.
S. ADJOURNMENT
The Cultural Arts Committee adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
MOf'GlAGtB' LOtNtB'IAi
Monique . Lomeli, Senior Deputy Clerk
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
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Amy Lawrence, Deputy Director of Economic Development
Secretary
APPROVED BY CAC: 04/12/2023
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